No. 676. 
RODRIGUEZI A LANCEOLATS. 
Class, Order. 
GYNANDRIA MONANORIA, 
This genus was first noticed in the Flora 
Peruviana, in the Prodromus of which we 
have a representation uf its character. It 
was found on the Andes, growing on rocks 
and trees. It yrows also in Trinidad, 
whence we received our plant in 1821, by . 
the kindness of our esteemed friend, the 
Rev. Mr. Adam, formerly a Missionary 
there. . 
It flowered in July, at the height of seven 
or eight inches, and is a plant of very great 
beauty. 
It seems somewhat difficult to cultivate, 
as indeed are most of such kind of plants. 
It has lived pretty well with us in a pot, in 
which some pieces of wood were placed for 
the roots to adhere to, the other space filled 
up with soil composed of moss, sand, and 
sawdust: it requires a continual stove heat. 
This class of plants appears to be vastly 
more numerous than we had any con- 
ception of a few years back, Almost every 
